- Joined
- Jul 28, 2018
- Location
- London
Going into the re-release I had this thing about Shenmue being the perfect game that needs little done to it besides updating the graphics and audio quality. That was one of the main reasons I was so disappointed with the re-release before I played it because in terms of scale, Shenmue is miniature in today's games standards and I felt it probably could have built it from the ground up with relative ease. Anyway, playing it now is a nostalgia trip and though I am not exploring every nook and cranny like I did 18 years ago,I am enjoying myself.
However, 18 years on and there are a few things that I am spotting which are a little frustrating (though probably won't be if this was my first time playing the game) or I wish certain mechanics were added. If I had the opportunity to rebuild the game (I am just doing the first one for now), I would add.
However, 18 years on and there are a few things that I am spotting which are a little frustrating (though probably won't be if this was my first time playing the game) or I wish certain mechanics were added. If I had the opportunity to rebuild the game (I am just doing the first one for now), I would add.
- Ability to fast travel in the same vein as Persona 5. I appreciate being able to save on the spot but one thing that is annoying me is having to run back home all the time in order to sleep. The novelty is there few the first few times but after a while I would give that ability.
- Dive into relationships more - Ryo seems to know most people in town but nothing much comes from it. Similar to Persona 5 as in keeping it simple, it would be great if you can develop a relationship with the characters by going out to eat, the arcade, sparring etc. and being able to delve deeper into their story. I seemingly am never given the opportunity to spa with Fuku-San. Wouldn't it be great if you got to do that, find out more about him and possibly develop further stories (or even missions).
- Speed up time - I know waiting is something that was introduced in Shenmue 2 but it would be great if we could look at the watch and similar to MGSV, we can set a time to forward to.
- More opportunities to fight - Ties into my point about developing relationships. Wish I had more opportunity to engage in combat and not just spa by myself. Isn't the Hazuki dojo still active? Maybe a side story about people using the space to spa or again, just more opportunities to spa with Fuku-san.
- Store interactions - Make me able to buy and change clothes, sit down and eat which will make Ryo skip time, up a skill or develop a relationship with owner. Let me have a random drink which will lead to a bar fight or drunken darts. Let me decorate the my room or dojo with random antiques, buy flowers for Nozomi, shopping for Ine-San or national leaderboards in the arcade.